1 Epiphany Evening Prayer

First Lesson
Ezekiel 1:2-6,24-28
2 In the fifth day of the month, which was the fifth year of
king Jehoiachin's captivity,
3 The word of the LORD came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest,
the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar;
and the hand of the LORD was there upon him.
4 And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north,
a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness
was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber,
out of the midst of the fire.
5 Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living
creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the likeness
of a man.
6 And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings.
24 And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like
the noise of great waters, as the voice of the Almighty, the
voice of speech, as the noise of an host: when they stood, they
let down their wings.
25 And there was a voice from the firmament that was over their
heads, when they stood, and had let down their wings.
26 And above the firmament that was over their heads was the
likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone:
and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance
of a man above upon it.
27 And I saw as the colour of amber, as the appearance of fire
round about within it, from the appearance of his loins even
upward, and from the appearance of his loins even downward, I
saw as it were the appearance of fire, and it had brightness
round about.28 As
the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of
rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This
was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD.
And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of
one that spake.

Second Lesson
John 1:1-18
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and
the Word was God.
2 The same was in the beginning with God.
3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing
made that was made.
4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.5 And
the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended
it not.
6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light,
that all men through him might believe.
8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that
Light.
9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh
into the world.
10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the
world knew him not.
11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become
the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh,
nor of the will of man, but of God.
14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld
his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,)
full of grace and truth.
15 John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of
whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me:
for he was before me.
16 And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.
17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by
Jesus Christ.
18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which
is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.